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Yard Ramp Training and Maintenance Guide
Yard Ramp Training and Maintenance Guide
Although our CE marked mobile yard ramps are very robust, routine maintenance & proper staff training will greatly increase the life expectancy & smooth running of the product. If regularly checked over one unit can be expected to last for 10yrs+ before factory refurbishment is required. Below we ...

Famous Economy Wheelchair Ramps
The quality of our products is often proven by their popularity, and our famous economy wheelchair ramps are no exception. These lightweight and durable wheelchair ramps have recently shot to stardom in their very own feature in Forward magazine.
The magazine of the Spinal Injuries Association provides a wealth of information to help the SCI ...

ISO 9001:2008 Certification 2017
We are proud to announce that we have the 9001:2008 certification now successfully for over 3 years on a row. The new certificate can be found here. The next step will be the transition to 9001:2015.
With the new 9001:2015 coming now, here a quick overview of what the new requirements are. (source Wikipedia)
ISO 9001:2008 Quality management ...

Custom made car ramps
As you can see from our car ramps page, we provide a wide range of car ramps to suit almost any need. From short and sturdy kerb ramps for everyday use to heavy duty industrial car ramps for bigger heights and heavier machinery.
Of course, there are those times when a standard car ramp just won’t do. This is where our custom-made ramps come in ...

New Car Ramps Category
You can now find all the relevant ramps to suit your car loading needs on our comprehensive Car Ramps page. From basic rubber kerb ramps to more industrial vehicle ramps for higher load heights and heavier cars. With all our relevant car ramps available in one place it’s now easier than ever to find the right car ramp with The Ramp People.
The ...

See Inside: StreetView at The Ramp People
In order to help our customers find us and to give online users a better view of the business we are now available in Google Streetview at The Ramp People, inside and outside of our warehouse and ramp headquarter:

How Not to use a Ramp
The Ramp People usually try to help out with the right and best suitable ramp choice. Especially when we receive large orders from the website we double check with customer if the ramp chosen is indeed the best suitable one. How Not to use a Ramp is a quite important factor when choosing a ramp.
And it does happen occasionally that the purchased ...

Viper – Difference between Economy and Premium Heavy Duty Van Ramp
We offer various loading van ramps, for Example Economy Viper Ramps and Premium Viper Ramps. But what exactly is the difference?
This blog will hopefully give you the answer you were looking for.
Economy Viper Heavy Duty Van Ramps:
Available in two widths (700mm and 920mm) and 3 lengths (1800mm, 2100mm and 2400mm) only
Capacity decreases with ...

New Container ramp for Pallet Trucks
With our long-term partner for loading ramps and truck ramps we have created a new extra low in gradient and extra strong one piece of container ramp specifically build for loading and unloading pallet trucks in containers and over low kerbs.
Usually a standard container is only up to 175mm high from the ground to the floor inside the container. ...

Margate Meltdown meets the Black Widow Motorbike Ramps
On the last bank holiday weekend in May the annual biker festival Margate Meltdown took place.
The Margate Meltdown is an annual biker event that took place this year for the 9th time. Organised originally by the Ace Café London it is a free ride out event, starting in London to the popular seaside resort in lovely Kent. Lucky that the weather ...

Premium and Economy Viper Heavy Duty Van Ramps
We often get the question from our customers about the differences between all our Viper Ramp ranges.
Below we will try to answer all questions and show the basic information of those ramps on one page.
The Economy Viper Heavy Duty Van Ramps are available in two widths (750mm & 7320mm) and 4 lengths (1800mm - 2700mm). The capacity varies ...

Non-Folding Sabretooth Ramps for Professional Use
As you might have noticed we have introduced a couple of new ranges over the last week on our website.
One of the new ranges we would like to explain a bit closer in this blog, is the new Non-Folding Sabretooth Ramps for Professional Use with capacities available of up to 4,500kg. Available in lengths between 1500mm and 4000mm.
With a profile ...

New Heavy Duty Folding Van Ramps
During our visit to our production facility in Italy, we have learned about a new heavy duty folding van ramps range that we have previously introduced on the CV Show 2016in Birmingham and will now be available for us to offer to our customers.
Our heavy duty folding van ramps see widespread use in the transport industry. In particular, these ...

New Barrier Fences for Road Safety
In 2016 we have included another new and bigger road safety product in our range, Barrier Fences. We offer three kind of barrier fences: The 2m fence and the water filled pyramid barrier and bison barrier.
The 2m Fence Barriers can be linked up to any length required from 2m on. The unique linking system design creates secure joints even on uneven ...

Nylon Grab Handle for Ramps
With 2016 we have a new accessory available that can be ordered with every plant and vehicle ramp from production. If you wish you can now attach nylon straps working as grab handle for ramps to carry each ramp.
We usually recommend 4x straps per ramp, which would work out as 8x straps per pair.
The straps are made out of 100% polyester and can ...

New Milled Surface Ramps
Since we returned from our Italian Factory Visit we have promised to introduce new products to our ramp range and at last we are happy to introduce the new heavy duty range:
Milled Surface Ramps for heavy duty machinery with capacities up to 58,000kg
These ramps are our strongest ramps ever build to last and made out of the best aluminium only. ...

Scooter Ramp has Arrived at Last
One of the virtues of The Ramp People is that we always try to improve our products and create new ones based on the requirements/feedbacks from our customers.
The ramp most requested and missing in our range was a ramp only for loading empty electric wheelchairs and mobility scooters into the back of a van or vehicle.
But we have been eager ...

New Checkers Diamondback Hose Bridge System
New! Checkers Diamondback Hose Bridge System @ The Ramp People
In previous blogs, we have reported the new cooperation between Checkers Industrial and The Ramp People.
We can finally announce the arrival of the Checkers Diamondback Hose Bridge Systems.
Checkers Diamondback Hose Bridge Systems provide protection for valuable cable and hose ...